Several Dead After Tornadoes Rip Through South

Four people have been reported dead after multiple tornadoes ripped through the South.

On Saturday and Sunday, tornadoes were reported across Georgia, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Texas.

Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves reported one death in Adams County and revealed 10 others were injured.

In a statement, Reeves shared, “I am saddened to announce that a second fatality has been reported, this time in Lowndes County. Mississippi is praying for the individual who lost their life and for their family.”

Deadly tornadoes ravage southern US states

In the wake of recent devastating tornadoes across the South, a "particularly dangerous" tornado watch is currently affecting millions in the Gulf states.

One person has been reported killed in Texas.#Tornado pic.twitter.com/gunzFQAdn1

— RT (@RT_com) December 29, 2024

🚨 DeadIy tornadoes have been RIPPING through the south these past 24 hours, from Texas through Mississippi

They’ve gotten hardly any media attention, but have been incredibly destructive.

Please pray for the victims 🙏🏻 pic.twitter.com/6sDjhI4op2

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) December 29, 2024

Per ABC News:

At least four people have died from causes related to severe storms over the weekend, including multiple tornadoes that ripped through six states, officials said on Sunday.

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Between Saturday and Sunday afternoon, 38 twisters were reported across Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and Texas.

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced one death in Adams County on Sunday and said that at least 10 people were injured by the severe weather in Franklin, Simpson and Wayne counties.

Later in the day, he posted a statement on social media Sunday, confirming a second weather-related death in his state.

“I am saddened to announce that a second fatality has been reported, this time in Lowndes County. Mississippi is praying for the individual who lost their life and for their family,” Reeves said.

A violent tornado moved through McCall Creek, Miss., earlier today. A family narrowly escaped injury by seeking refuge in their bathroom. Our storm chasers are live 👇 https://t.co/p0Uax7vSJC #tornado #mccallmississippi #mswx #tornadodamage pic.twitter.com/lw6O1PRPbJ

— Weather & Radar USA (@WeatherRadar_US) December 28, 2024

Per The New York Times:

A line of storms related to a severe weather system was marching across the Southeastern United States on Sunday, a day after a tornado and storms killed three people in Texas and Mississippi.

Heavy rain and severe thunderstorms capable of producing tornadoes, damaging wind and hail were possible from the eastern Gulf Coast northward into the Carolinas on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center.

Storms producing tornadoes are rarely seen in the Southeast this time of year, Christopher Rainer, a meteorologist with the Weather Center in Jackson, Miss., said on Sunday.

“We don’t get many of these type of outbreaks, at least here in the Southeast, at least not around the month of December,” Mr. Rainer said.

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